In the distance, there were the sounds of galloping horses and flying snowflakes. Thousands of soldiers were marching in a mighty force. The leading man was about thirty years old. He was wearing a red robe and scaled armor, holding a silver double-hook spear. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. He jumped off his horse.

Li Yuanyang laughed heartily and greeted him: "Brother Renbang."

The two hugged each other tightly. Li Renbang looked at his haggard face and raised his thick eyebrows: "Yuan Yang, did the Princess of Sheng country bully you? Why did you lose so much weight?"

Li Yuanyang's tone of voice was much softer than usual. He put his arm around his shoulders, his eyes full of grievance:

"She often beat me, refused to let me eat, and made me stand in the snow at night, not allowing me to go into the tent to rest."

Li Renbang's smile suddenly turned sinister, and he stood still, causing the snowflakes within five feet to tremble: "She is such a fierce woman, with deep eyes and a hawk's head and a sparrow's brain?"

Li Yuanyang waved his sleeves and laughed loudly, "Yes, green face and fangs."

Li Renbang looked around and whispered in his ear: "Princess Anhe of Sheng Kingdom has not yet arrived at Qixuan. I wonder if she is also the one with the flat nose and exposed teeth? According to custom, she will marry me in the future, alas."

Li Yuanyang dismissed the warriors, his eyes like arrows: "Go see your father first."

After a while, they came to the king's tent. Li Renbang saw Altan standing upright. He knelt in front of Li Jie, the king of Qi, and cried:

"Father, the King of Xi sent a message. I just learned that the Princess of Sheng State tried to assassinate you. You have been poisoned for a long time. I brought the witch doctor Sirmu and led the troops to rescue you."

Li Jie touched his cool black hair with his large palm and smiled with relief: "Renbang, I'm glad you're here."

Li Renbang raised his eyes and looked into the pair of dark and mysterious pupils, tears still rolling down his cheeks: "Father, that princess has humiliated my king so much, I will kill her tonight."

Li Jie held his waist, his wound hurting, and he stood up slowly: "Rest for another three days. Your father is not like Ren Bang, and you have the body of a tiger or leopard. If you march and fight, you may get hurt."

Li Renbang choked up and said, "Yes, I will listen to my father."

Li Jie took a breath in pain, put one hand on his waist, and quickly helped him up: "Why are you still kneeling?"

He had a kind face and a smile on his face. He wiped Li Renbang's tears and pulled him to sit beside him: "Renbang is thirty years old, why are you crying like a child?"

Li Renbang shook his head, his face showing viciousness: "Father has not been ill for decades, and that princess caused you to be seriously injured. I will catch her and avenge my father."

Li Yuanyang stood aside and filled a cup of wine for him, then looked at Li Jie and said, "Prince Qi, it's all the fault of the princess and Prince Liang. Let's join forces and get rid of them as soon as possible."

Li Jie took the wine cup, put it aside, and laughed: "King Xi, that grandson stabbed me, and you cut off his head to make amends. I will join forces with you."

Perhaps his laughter was too loud and it caused pain in his waist, so he held his waist again.

Li Yuanyang breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I will not disturb your reunion with your father and son."

After he returned to the king's tent, Li Yuanyang sat in front of the desk and looked at the words Mu Jinan wrote to him. His eyes were dark and vicious, like a sharp blade:

"Let the warriors be ready to fight to the death."

Batu Yue said: "Yes, what about the princess?"

Li Yuanyang smiled evilly: "Kill them all!"

The air was filled with rich medicinal aroma, fire was roaring under the medicine jar, a few wisps of green smoke floated up to the sky, and the snow-white jade was like an ink painting of a Jiangnan winter.

She squatted down, stared at the rabbit and tasted a few mouthfuls of the medicine. When there was nothing else, she brought the medicine into the tent.

Mu Jinan lowered her eyes, blew on the medicine, and handed the bowl to him. Li Huaijin took a peek and saw a crack on her lip, with a bright red streak. After he finished drinking the medicine, he put the bowl aside, lay down on the couch, turned around and faced away from her.

Gu Wenxuan's voice came from outside the tent: "Princess."

Mu Jinan: "Come in."

Gu Wenxuan saw the two of them with their backs to each other. Mu Jinan was sitting on the edge of the couch with his head lowered. The green curved screen had a strange hole in the hole. He walked closer and looked at Li Huaijin:

"Huai Jin, I heard that your leg injury is serious. I came to see what happened."

Seeing that Li Huaijin was silent, knowing his temper, he must be in too much pain. Fearing that he would be upset, he asked softly:

"Princess cousin, how is Huaijin's leg injury?"

Mu Jinan lowered his eyes and said in a vague voice: "When King Xi asked Sa Ke to give acupuncture, he accidentally pierced the wrong acupuncture point, and the needle hole was slightly poisoned. Now it is fine."

Gu Wenxuan listened to her weak voice and said, "Princess cousin, why do you keep your head down?"

The angry voice of the young man came: "What princess cousin? Call her a princess."

The two were frightened by Li Huaijin's voice. Gu Wenxuan inadvertently caught a glimpse of the red wound on Mu Jinan's lip, the large red and swollen bruise on his lower jaw, his eyelashes flickering, and he dared not look up.

He frowned, grabbed Li Huaijin, grabbed the boy's clothes, and asked angrily with a sinister look:

"Did you hit her?"

Li Huaijin squeezed Gu Wenxuan's wrist hard, his eyes revealing a hysterical madness: "What does this have to do with you?"

Gu Wenxuan's wrist seemed to be crushed by him, and his bones ached. He pinched Li Huaijin's neck with his left hand, unwilling to endure it any longer. His eyes were cold as if he wanted to kill someone:

"My mother and her mother are sisters. Only a few people know this. Otherwise, why would I come all the way here? My aunt has passed away. I am protecting her daughter. What's wrong with calling her cousin?"

"Jin'er had just arrived in Chang'an and should have gone to Princess Luoning's residence, but you deliberately let her go to Princess Xianning's residence and even used her to lure the enemy outside the residence."

"Prince Rui returned to the palace for a banquet. Rumor has it that Prince Liang's concubine looks similar to Princess Rongde. I went to pick her up but you stopped me. You promised not to hurt her."

"I am just a young marquis. You are a king who acts tyrannically. You usually don't let me get close to her and always send assassins to watch me. If it weren't for your calculations and entanglements, she would have married Nangong long ago and avoided the pain of marriage."

The silence in the tent was eerily quiet. Li Huaijin didn't say a word in reply. She raised her eyes to see his acquiescent look, and stared at the boy in astonishment.

The aphrodisiac incense incident after the palace banquet, did he forcefully kiss her? On the second day, she proposed to catch the person who drugged her, and heard Yun Chi report that Young Marquis Gu had arrived. At that time, she did not know who Young Marquis Gu was.

It was only after that that he allowed her to take Yun Chi out of the house. Was it before that he did this to prevent Gu Wenxuan from discovering her?

What other plans and secrets did he have, things that he hadn't said from the beginning to the end? The girl couldn't help but feel scared, and the pain from another wound on the inside of her lips came over her. He was obviously not a rude person, so why did he treat her like this today?

Gu Wenxuan let go and looked at the wound on Mu Jinan's lips. As a man, he would understand. He pointed at Li Huaijin's face:

"You men of the royal family rely on your power to have your sisters-in-law and your brothers-in-law, your stepmothers and your daughters-in-law, causing chaos. Have you also learned how to abuse your power and use your strength to force women?"

"How can she face people with her face like this? I really want to kill you."

Mu Jinan was stunned. Because he liked her, she seemed to have forgotten that he was a member of the royal family. She suddenly came to her senses. Those princes and grandchildren were used to being arrogant and domineering, and their methods were even more vicious. How could the arrogance in their bones disappear so easily?

Li Huaijin then saw the bruise on the left side of her cheek. He quickly stood up and put his hand on her cheek:

"sorry."

Mu Jinan turned her head away, lowered her eyes, and sat aside. Gu Wenxuan wrapped a piece of ice and handed it to her. She put it on her cheek without saying a word.

She finally understood that if it weren't for family affection, who would take the risk and insist on following the apologetic princess from the prosperous imperial capital to this desolate place, deep into the enemy camp full of dangers.

Mu Jinan's cheeks burned, and he gently held the ice, not daring to press hard: "Princess Luo Ning, I only met her once at the wedding banquet."

Gu Wenxuan's heavy expression eased a little, and he looked at her gently:

"You should call her aunt. She has been bedridden for a long time. On your wedding day, she went to see you specially. Who knew that this bastard prince would steal your marriage? My mother fainted in anger."

PS: Princess Xianning is probably in Chapter 10, Young Marquis Gu comes in Chapter 15, and Princess Luoning faints in Chapter 126

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